CVE-2016-5828 | BDVDB-2026-76648 Detail
Description#
The start_thread function in arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 on powerpc platforms mishandles transactional state, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (invalid process state or TM Bad Thing exception, and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by starting and suspending a transaction before an exec system call.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/25/7
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html
- https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/636776/
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3616
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91415
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-2
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.